Amazones d'Afrique, West Africa's female powerhouse
Amazones d'Afrique is the first all-female supergroup of West Africa. Inspired by the formidable and mysterious warriors of Dahomey, some of the greatest West African singers and musicians have come...
View ArticleA bold US independent thrust in the Directors' Fortnight Line-up at Cannes
The parallel film meet during the Cannes Film Festival run by the French Film Directors’ Guild (SRF) begins with a feature from veteran dame Claire Denis, A Beautiful Sun Inside, and closes with a...
View ArticleThurman presides over Cannes Un Certain Regard jury 2017
The Cannes Film Festival is keeping the suspense high by teasingly announcing the jury chairs and leading personalities one at a time ahead of the final word on the make-up of this 70th anniversary...
View ArticleMy Ordinary Heroine
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear a listener essay by Shahinur Alam of Bogra, Bangladesh. There’s the answer to the question about independence and Brexit, listener news, some great music -...
View Article70th Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm Jury announced
Directors, actors and a composer rub shoulders and will maybe lock horns to decide on the awards at the Cannes Film Festival this year. The eight members of the jury, chaired by Spanish director Perdo...
View ArticleWar wounds on show in Emmanuel Courcol's Ceasefire
Cinefile is our new monthly cinema rendezvous, where we talk about recent releases in France and elsewhere with directors, actors, editors and our RFI film-buffs.Today we look at a drama about the...
View ArticleLA French film festival debuts Nazi escape tale
Joseph Joffo's childhood came to an end at the age of 10, when his father gave him and his brother 5,000 francs each and instructions to flee Paris and escape the Nazis.
View ArticleThose happy Scandinavians
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the five happiest countries. There’s listener news, great music, and of course, the new quiz question. Just click on the...
View ArticleSwingin' with Lucy Dixon
Paris-based jazz singer, percussionist and tap dancer Lucy Dixon talks to RFI about how her love of swing inspired her to reinterpret some of the great songs of 30s and 40s America on her latest album...
View ArticleCannes Film Festival close to finalising 2017 programme
As promised, the Cannes Film Festival has added several more films to its official line-up in the various categories. Unless the festival announces any more very last-minute Nineteen films will compete...
View ArticleDoisneau: The Vogue Years exhibition
Robert Doisneau is one of France's best-loved 20th century photographers. Doisneau: The Vogue Years exhibition at Versailles shows the artist's initimitable flair for capturing magic moments even if...
View ArticleFanfaraï lights up Paris
Fanfaraï is a 12-piece brass band with a 'let's party' philosophy, bringing Afro-Cuban, Salsa, Latin and jazz influences to a chaabi and gnawa repertoire. RFI caught up with musicians Samir Inal and...
View ArticleAncient writing and old plumbing
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about cuneiform and hieroglyphics. There’s “On This Day”, musings on the fountains of Versailles, some great music - and of...
View ArticleUsing theatre to promote peace and neutralise extreme nationalism
In this week’s Art in France, RFi’s Rosslyn Hyams meets young director Justine Wojyniak who has staged a recent Polish play in French with an international cast.
View ArticleSoul Bang's: RFI discovery prize winner
World Music Matters features Guinean R'n'B singer Soul Bang's, winner of the RFI 2016 Discovery Prize. He talks to RFI about the 'cosmobeat' sound on his recently released second album Cosmopolite.
View ArticleVive la France! Vive la République!
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about Laura Angela Bagnetto’s report on Lake Chad. You’ll go to Macron’s victory party, get caught up on listener news, listen to...
View ArticleTwo Fragonard paintings worth €6 million found in Normandy château
Two paintings by Rococo artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard have been found in a French château after being lost for more than two centuries. The auction-house expert who discovered them identified a Leonardo...
View ArticleMillion-euro crown stolen from Lyon museum
Thieves have stolen a crown studded with 1,791 jewels from a religious art museum in central France. The Museum of Fourvière in the city of Lyon on Saturday confirmed the theft of the Crown of the...
View ArticleNetflix executive urges film festivals to change
A top Netflix executive on Monday urged film festivals to "change" and embrace movies from various platforms, with the streaming giant embroiled in a row over distribution with the Cannes film festival.
View ArticleRussian jailed for selling 400+ fake bottles of Romanée-Conti
A Russian conman has been jailed for two years for selling more than 400 fake bottles of one of the world's most prestigious wines, the Burgundy grand cru Romanée-Conti.
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